Telegram-herald., 1887-02-26

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feall - so0at right
Mr H0as thought the compensato oa Of
the comm sssi0n none - zfsat. he "Altsd
for comm issi9uefs men % high character
NO would llsslpase al The scandal OF the
5laekmalers The thousand influences
which had been dire tel a. the senate from
bull and bear and Anonymous winters
msde the history OF The MEASURE one Of tue
most hnmlliatinz IN American iegislatioi1.
The Government. Mr. HOaf sad. IA rs deal
.uss Nitn these roeess was not creditor
4yilg lis hand Ipon debtor, /. NAs
guardian saying TO It's ward Il inieFpose 10
make you manage your property reasonably,
ia view Of the iacI that you k%TS deot
coming due" more wicked, unjus. and
moustr0us proposition than the ~ per cent
section had never been presented 20 Con
gfess Mr. George said Mr.. Hoars speech
Was based upon the idea that Is Vas the
daty of the Government % prOtecs tns
own improvldent acts. aud II the snrewd
rascals Who held the stock twenty years ago
we're smart enough 10 sell their stock 10
other people be saw no reason why the
Government should make GOOD their iu-
pfOVidenr acts BY levying takes today on the
people Of the country.
Mr.. MeI'uersOn said that be had been per-
aistent in demanding thas the resolution be
brought 70 the attention OF the senate, be-
cause the conduct Of Congress IN the past
ak months had been most humiliating.
Bills bad been brought before the senate
and House seeking tor q settlement OF the
debts OF the Pacific Railroads; which, II
passed, would grant a larger subsidy than
had ever heretofore been granted 20 them.
The bill reported By the Senator from Mass
achnserts. known as the Funding bill,
which. To the Senator credit, he lad with
drawn when be discovered It's characterl. IL
il hal passed the Senate it would have sent
the Union Pocifc stock up fifty points.
Now the Judiciary Committee brought IN as
an addenda 70 an Investigation resolution
al amendment which. II adopted. would
rave elect Of making the Union Pacific
stock fall fifty per cent.
Mr. Vance spoke Of the Union Pacific
road being conceived IN sin and brought
forth Ia iniquiry. Ii had sought 20 get rid
of the had Odor attached % II by electlng
Mr. Charles Francis Adams It's president.
II had sought for hin IN the mugwumpian
attitudes where Geo. Wui- Curtis and Carl
Schurz were supposed 70 be sitting on a
golden cloud with harps in hand singing
songs Of purity concerning 3 new political
science bat he had read ia Chicago news
paper OF Mr.. Adams conduct IN reference
70 certain rolling mills aud as TO charging
four times tne regular freight 50 as TO keep
away competition. and i made him think
OF the negro song
"And thai darkis IN the camp ground,
Who can iOuiest sing sud shOu-,
j. going % rob some hen rO0sg
Before The week Is cut
Mr.. Stanford wanted the investigation
now 30 thorough that If Congress should
leen 10 wise hereafter % legislate Il could
| 10 so intelligently. He asserted that there
vas not a single comelaint on the part OF
/ tne government Of any failure on the part of
he Central Pacific - comply with every
requirement Of the law. Mr. Edmunds
SAID Tie question between the Government
and the company VAS IN no way affected
| by the considerations whether every second
sfockhOlier was a widow and the rest OF
4 them orphans aud urged IN favor OF the in
1 crease Of the payments from 25 10 40 per
cent. Finally the nate decided by vote
| Of yeas 70 nays 27 nos 10 strike cut the
| fOurth section. authorizing the President to
| redeem prior mortgages. Mr.. Edmunds
moved 20 restore the forty per cent. section,
/ bat MS notion after some discussion was
ne erltived. yeas "a. nays y. H then
moved % restore the sixth section, aGttori-
| ling the investment o. the sinking fund in
subsidy bonds or first mortgage bonds.
! THIS vas agreed to-yeas 81. nays .
Mr. RaidIeberger moved 10 strike out the
classe which provides that a claim tina:
| testin0nv or evidence may tend % Crimi-
nate a witness SHALL not excuse him from
/ testifying. lie characterized the clause as
| revissment Of The constitution and violent
assault upon the common law of the cOun-
/ try He said he did not ike the resolution
| from beyinning 70 end. He looked upon I
a. tne mean est cheape t piece of demagoz q y
| and shysier legislation ever prOmulgaIe1
l ia legislative body. F no asked for it
/ The hired lobbyist OF q Waii-st brokersge
1 Whers were the changes and specification
| On which the investigation was to proceed
/ There we're none but the miserable editor
iais of an siieu sni seiirious editor snd n.
| senate Of the United States. liked whipped
! ours. he addei were 20 investIgate charge.
| emsnafing irU m such man.
Mr. Rllliebsrger's motion was defeated
| yeas IS. nays -. The resolution. a. amend
| ed. was then reii a third fims and passes
without DIVISION, aud a. I.55 a. H., "a,
senate adjourned.